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Monday, March 20th, 2006Whether depressed patients will respond to an antidepressant depends, in part, on which version of a gene they inherit, a study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has discovered. Having two copies of one version of a gene that codes for a component of the brain’s mood-regulating system increased the odds of a favorable response to an antidepressant by up to 18 percent, compared to having two copies of the other, more common version… click link for more info.
Maintenance Treatment Prevents Recurrence In Older Adults With Single-episode Depressions
Monday, March 20th, 2006People age 70 and older who continued taking the antidepressant that helped them to initially recover from their first episode of depression were 60 percent less likely to experience a new episode of depression over a two-year study period than those who stopped taking the medication, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health… click link for more info.
Researchers Lift A Corner Of The Veil Of Depression
Monday, March 20th, 2006Antwerp, Belgium and UmeÃ¥, Sweden − About 1 in 10 Europeans has to contend with some form of depression during his or her life. But how people become depressed is still largely a mystery. With their recent research, scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to the University of Antwerp in collaboration with scientists of the University of UmeÃ¥ in Sweden, are lifting a corner of the veil… click link for more info.
Gene Influences Antidepressant Response
Monday, March 20th, 2006Whether depressed patients will respond to an antidepressant depends, in part, on which version of a gene they inherit, a study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has discovered. Having two copies of one version of a gene that codes for a component of the brain’s mood-regulating system increased the odds of a favorable response to an antidepressant by up to 18 percent, compared to having two copies of the other, more common version… click link for more info.
Maintenance Treatment Prevents Recurrence In Older Adults With Single-episode Depressions
Monday, March 20th, 2006People age 70 and older who continued taking the antidepressant that helped them to initially recover from their first episode of depression were 60 percent less likely to experience a new episode of depression over a two-year study period than those who stopped taking the medication, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health… click link for more info.
Researchers Lift A Corner Of The Veil Of Depression
Monday, March 20th, 2006Antwerp, Belgium and UmeÃ¥, Sweden − About 1 in 10 Europeans has to contend with some form of depression during his or her life. But how people become depressed is still largely a mystery. With their recent research, scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to the University of Antwerp in collaboration with scientists of the University of UmeÃ¥ in Sweden, are lifting a corner of the veil… click link for more info.
“Spirituality” Is Related To Depression Among Young Physicians
Sunday, March 19th, 2006CINCINNATI. Despite recent restrictions placed on work hours for resident physicians, the prevalence of significant depressive symptoms among those new physicians has not decreased.Now researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggest that religious and spiritual characteristics of residents may influence their risk for depressive symptoms… click link for more info.
TPH2 Protein Involved In Development Of Depression And Manic Depression
Sunday, March 19th, 2006About 1 in 10 Europeans has to contend with some form of depression during his or her life. But how people become depressed is still largely a mystery. With their recent research, scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to the University of Antwerp in collaboration with scientists of the University of UmeÃ¥ in Sweden, are lifting a corner of the veil… click link for more info.
USA Today Examines Effect Of Depression During Pregnancy
Friday, March 17th, 2006USA Today on Monday examined the risks pregnant women face when continuing or stopping treatment for depression during pregnancy. Two recent studies, … click link for more info.
Faxed Alerts To Physicians May Not Improve Patient Antidepressant Adherence
Thursday, March 16th, 2006Faxing pharmacy information to alert physicians when their patients fail to refill their prescriptions for antidepressants may not increase the rates of patients taking their drugs as prescribed, according to an article in the March 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals… click link for more info.
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